Cinema Sleuths

By Luke Deckard & Matthew BoothTV & Film

Cinema Sleuths episodes

November 06, 2025 Case 67. DEEP COVER (1992) | Dir Bill Duke |
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1992's DEEP COVER! Starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. Written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. Directed by Bill Duke.

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 24 min
October 30, 2025 Case 66. ANGEL HEART (1987) - | Dir Alan Park | A Spooktacular Holiday Special
This week, Cinema Sleuths is joined by special guest Phil Dragash to investigate Alan Parker’s Angel Heart (1987), the dark and disturbing neo-noir psychological horror thriller starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro and Lisa Bonet.
We investigate the film’s distinctive blend of film noir, detective fiction, horror and supernatural mystery, as well as its evocative 1950s setting, grimy locations and unsettling atmosphere.
CASE FILE: ANGEL HEART (1987)
Directed by: Alan ParkerWritten by: Alan ParkerBased on the novel: Falling Angel by William HjortsbergStarring: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro and Lisa BonetGenre: Neo-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Psychological Thriller / Supernatural

Cinema Sleuths (Formerly Mean Streets) is produced by Luke Deckard & Matthew Booth
Edited by Luke Deckard
Theme song by Luke Deckard
Logo by Phil Dragash

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1 hr 49 min
October 30, 2025 Case 66. ANGEL HEART (1987) | Dir Alan Parker
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it with special guest Phil Dragash! This week's case is 1987's ANGEL HEART. Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. Written and Directed by Alan Park. Based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg.

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth.
Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 49 min
October 23, 2025 DEBRIEFED: Neo-Noir in 2026! RayGunn, Blade Runner 2099, Spider-Noir and MORE!
This week is a special episode of DEBRIEFED! Luke and Matt chat about neo-noir films and series coming out in 2026 and a little beyond, discussing their hopes and fears from everything to Brad Bird's RAY GUNN to Blade Runner 2099 and the latest French adaptation of Maigret and more! Plus they also discuss the fun of reading film novelisations!

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 7 min
October 16, 2025 Case 65. MIAMI VICE PILOT "MY BROTHER'S KEEPER" (1984) | A Far Better Show Than You Remember
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week’s case is the feature-length pilot for MIAMI VICE (1984): MY BROTHER’S KEEPER! Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Written and created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann.

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 41 min
October 16, 2025 Case 65. MIAMI VICE PILOT (1984) | Anthony Yerkovich
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is the feature-length pilot for MIAMI VICE (1984): MY BROTHER'S KEEPER! Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Written and created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann.

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 41 min
October 09, 2025 Case 64. PLAY DIRTY (2025) | Dir Shane Black | A Ruthless Thriller?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And we are joined by Sergio Angelini, the host of Tipping My Fedora podcast, to investigate this week's case: 2025's PLAY DIRTY! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on the Parker novels by Donald E Westlake/Richard Stark. Written by Shane Black, Chuck Mondry, and Anthony Bagarozzi. Directed by Shane Black.

WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=931b2499fda244d4

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Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 55 min
October 09, 2025 Case 64. PLAY DIRTY (2025) | Dir Shane Black
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! And we are joined by Sergio Angelini, the host of Tipping My Fedora podcast, to investigate this week's case: 2025's PLAY DIRTY! Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on the Parker novels by Donald E Westlake/Richard Stark. Written by Shane Black, Chuck Mondry, and Anthony Bagarozzi. Directed by Shane Black.

WHERE TO LISTEN: ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=931b2499fda244d4

SOCIALS
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575259333751
X : https://x.com/MeanStreetsPC
Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 55 min
October 02, 2025 Case 63. DIRTY HARRY (1971) |Don Siegel | Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1971's DIRTY HARRY! Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson, John Larch, and John Vernon. Written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius, and Terrance Malick. Directed by Don Siegel!

THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON
Garm1918 / Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast / Gregory Sandoval

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 36 min
October 02, 2025 Case 63. DIRTY HARRY (1971) | Dir Don Segel
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is 1971's DIRTY HARRY! Starring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andy Robinson, John Larch, and John Vernon. Written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, Dean Riesner, John Milius, and Terrance Malick. Directed by Don Siegel!

THANK YOU TO OUR PATRONS ON PATREON
Garm1918 / Steve Hunt from The Boxing Movie Podcast / Gregory Sandoval

Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth. Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
1 hr 36 min